This third incarnation should appeal to the younger end of the market courtesy of its fresh styling and a long list of standard equipment.

The Honda Jazz has a more stylish dashboard design than before, yet still features the brilliant and intuitive cabin layout, including the Magic Seats in the back, making it one of the most spacious and ingenious cars in its class.

New 2023 Toyota Prius – Teaser images issued by Toyota hint at a new car believed to be the next generation Toyota Prius, under the tagline of “Hybrid Reborn”. The pictures focus on the surfacing and headlight signature of the car, which appear to be similar to those applied on the brand’s new bZ all-electric models.

It’s easy to see why the Navara is such a common sight on UK roads. It offers most of the comforts of a mainstream family car with impressive off-road and towing capabilities. You get decent performance and refinement, and plenty of comfort, along with better handling than you might expect, but it all comes at a cost.

Used Toyota Yaris (Mk4, 2020-date) review – The Yaris is Toyota’s biggest-selling car, and it’s easy to see why it’s so popular. When it arrived in 2020, it scooped our Affordable Hybrid Car of the Year award – a feat that it repeated the following two years. Meanwhile, many outlets voted the GR Yaris Hot Hatch of the Year in 2021, and we gave it our Performance Car of the Year award that year.

It takes most cars a long time to gain a cult following, but the Suzuki Jimny managed to do this from the point that it went on sale. Thanks to a short on-sale period before CO2 emissions regulations killed it off, not many Jimnys were sold which has kept used values high thanks to very strong demand.

Ford Fiesta axed from line-up – It has been confirmed that the Ford Fiesta supermini will be axed from Ford’s line-up, with production of the brand’s compact hatchback scheduled to end in June 2023.

In an official statement Ford of Europe President Martin Sander said: “At Ford in Europe, we are accelerating our efforts to go all-in on electrification with our passenger vehicles being fully electric by 2030 – and all vehicles across our Ford portfolio by 2035. As we get ready to transition to an electric future, we will discontinue production of S-Max and Galaxy in Valencia, Spain in April 2023 and discontinue Fiesta production in Cologne, Germany by end of June 2023.

New 2022 Toyota RAV4 GR Sport launches with sharper dynamics. As Toyota’s high-performance GR range of sports cars continues to expand, its racier character is trickling down to the firm’s mainstream models. Following on from the likes of the Yaris, C-HR and Hilux, Toyota has revealed a GR Sport version of the RAV4, featuring bespoke design touches and stiffer suspension. 

While the Corolla has a reputation for being bland, Toyota has raised its game in recent years. Its cars are more interesting to look at as well as being more engaging to drive. This is typified by the Corolla, which scooped the Affordable Hybrid of the Year award in our 2019 honours, just a few months before DrivingElectric announced that the Corolla Touring Sports was its Best Medium Hybrid Car.

New-car registrations in the UK saw their second consecutive month of growth in September 2022, but remain down on pre-Covid levels, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The RAC has decried fuel vendors after August saw the biggest drop in wholesale fuel costs; a fall which has failed to be passed onto motorists. Unleaded petrol prices lowered from 182p per litre to 166p for the first time since April 2022.

The summer has been a tough period for consumers and businesses with fleet drivers alike. Initially facing skyrocketing fuel prices after the instability of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK is facing increasing energy bills, amid a cost-of-living crisis, as it moves into the colder months.